In years past we have put the ceramic Indians on the top of the hutch which made them difficult to view. We brought them down and put some tall things that normally go on top of the kitchen cabinets on top of the hutch. The ceramic pieces on each end stay out all year. The one on the far left got Reserved Champion/First Place in the 2012 Anne Arundel County Fair and the one on the right got Best of Show/First Place in the 2014 fair. Carole enters nativity in the fair each year to remind people of the real meaning of Christmas.
Close up of the ceramic Indian sets.Carole made all of them.
Inside large curio.
Top shelf: nativities from Kenya, South Africa and Uganda.
Middle shelf: from Mali, Biltomore Estate, someone's after Christmas sale, Philippines
Bottom shelf: ceramic candle holder, handmade dolls from Simpich
Large one piece nativity given to Carole by Christian Book Shop manager because it was broken. Carole fixed it with a little glue and she can't remember exactly what figure had to be glued.
Bottom two shelves are large snow globe nativity music boxes.
On the wall: Trapunta nativity scene made by Ginger
On the shelf: Three Precious Moment and one Avon look alike nativities
Nativity Christmas tree, two music boxes with scenes that rotate (one is in the style of a matchbox)
See above for top shelf
Middle shelf: Assortment of small nativities including a hand painted ball from China. It was painted through a small hole in the bottom with a one bristle brus
We made shelves out of bi-fold doors. These shelves are in our daughter's dining room which adjoins our apartment to her house. One set is a corner cabinet on which we put our whimsical nativities.
Top shelf: dog and cat nativities (came from "Collections" catalog
Middle shelf: nativities in which the characters are children
Bottom shelf: nativity Carole made from plastic canvas
Top of cabinet: Melissa and Doug puzzle
Top shelf: Nativity with child figures, Snow Angels by Dept 56, small ceramic nativity
Bottom shelf: Nativity pageant with African American children are dressed for a pageant, snow man nativity, child figures nativity
Top shelf: nativities with childlike figures
Second shelf: Playmobile set
Third shelf: Peanuts, plastic toy, and small tree and nativity on a plaque
Bottom shelf: Veggie Tales, rubber ducks, cube that opens to tell the story of the nativity, nativity blocks (very frustrating as the stable is not very stable)
On top: blocks that spell Jesus, case with rubber band figures. One of the children from Kathy's church made the figures. Unfortunately the green Joseph lost his right arm due to excess tension on the rubber bands.
Top and second shelves: nativities with childlike figures
Third shelf: Playmobile nativity
On the wall: Nativity made by Earl Martin. He also made the arched one directly underneath it. He made it our of a church pew. And he made the stable on the next shelf down. Carole made the ceramic figures that are in the stable.
The nativities on these shelves are mostly the larger sets and pieces.
The blue nativity on the left side of the top shelf will be one of Carole's 2015 Anne Arundel Fair entry. The one on the far right is a German "Tree of Light" that Carole found in a thrift store.
The bottom shelf has two different plastic canvas sets.
Earl Martin made the wood nativity on the wall.On both sides of the top shelf are identical (except for the background) ceramic nativities that Carole made. The one on the left is painted and the one on the right is dry brushed. They look totally different.
The two tall pieces on each side are "trees" with nativity scenes in them. The one in the middle is acrylic but looks like glass. The three pieces in the front are Neiman Marcus crystal.
Top of the kitchen cabinets. (It is too hard to replace the ship's wheel so we leave it up. Models of sailing ships are there most of the year.)
In front of the wheel is a set that we originally purchased for our fireplace mantle. Our nephew, Jon, gave us the brown box that contains a nativity and our daughter, Ginger, made the white box that says "Believe".
At the bend is a nativity that reminds us of our Jewish heritage since it is like a Mennorah with a nativity scene in the center. On the far left is a Willow Tree nativity.
On far left is a nativity produced by Willow Tree
The other is a functional tea set. From left to right: mug, sugar bowl, pitcher, cookie jar, tea pot, creamer. Carole bought this the day after Christmas with money she had received as a special gift.
The other is a functional tea set. From left to right: mug, sugar bowl, pitcher, cookie jar, tea pot, creamer. Carole bought this the day after Christmas with money she had received as a special gift.
The only nativities in this picture are the plastic canvas ones hanging from the wagon wheel light and small ones from the dollar store on the windows. Plastic canvas Chrismons are on the curtains to the left and Twelve Days of Christmas ornaments are on the other. It is said that Catholic children were taught their catechism using the twelve days of Christmas when Catholicism was outlawed in England.
The second nativity set we owned. It was commissioned by Jack's birth brother, Harold, and made by their cousin Lois. Harold gave it to us the first Christmas after we met him.
The top nativity was bought at an Anne Arundel Fair grounds yard sale. We have been told that the city scene is pretty representative of Jerusalem. The other two were gifts
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